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Story summary
- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) asked Texas authorities to detain Francisco Mendez-Marin, a 24-year-old illegal immigrant from Mexico, for the murder of his wife Karla Rangel in Dallas.
- Mendez-Marin was arrested on March 18 after allegedly slitting Karla Rangel's throat during a domestic dispute.
- DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis condemned the act.
- Mendez-Marin is currently held in the Dallas County Jail.
